Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

three sons and two daughters, who sur
vive him. Mrs. Smith was Miss Mar
shall, OF Virginia, and sister to Mrs.
Pickering, the mother OF our towsman
X. II. Pickering. She now resides
with her. daughter, Mrs. Fannie Lowe,
the estimable wife OF J. M. Lowe, who
has been for long term OF years an
efficient and unanimously popular con.
ductor on the i. & n. railroad. She
has another daughter in Louisville, an
excellent lady, the wife of Mr.. Frank
Dougherty, who at one time kept
bookstore in GAINESVILLE. Her Oldest
daughter, Mrs. America Ussery wife OF
J. r. Ussery, lives on the Southside OF
Cumberland river near this city, and
there is not more respected family in
the county. One son, Rufus, lives here
a clerk, one is farmer in Robertson
county, the other is a resident OF Texas.
We are glad to know that Aunt Betsy,
as Mrs. s. is aflectionately called, will
receive all the attention and comforts
at Mr.. loves elegant home, that loving
hands and hearts can bestow to cheer
her few remaining years this side the
boundary OF time. We have spoken
somewhat IN detail concerning this
family because it will be seen from the
dates we have given that they have been
identified with the interest OF our city
and vicinity for the past fitty.six years.
#*#
We regret to know that our almost
lifelong friend, George Alwell, with his
most excellent family are quilting up
stakes" and will soon make Nashville
their future home. George and this
writer played marbles many summer
days about where Coulter Bros, store
now stands, some forty-eight years ago.
He was then captain of the vanishing
corps at McKoin & Bailey's furniture
house. He has always been a cautious,
saving, honest man, and we are glad to
know that he has acquired competen.
cy for his old age. We venture the pre-.
diction that, if he ives ten years longer
he will again be citizen of GAINESVILLE
We wish him and his family much hap
piness at their new home and will i
we are living, welcome them heartily
when they return. We do not desire
to create the impression that our frient
has no stability, but the surrounding
here are OF such a nature that he will
naturally be drawn thther or it may bC
that "the wish is father to the thought
#*&
There once lived in this communit,
young man named Absalom Chiffon
famlliarly called "Boas." He was ar
exceedingly good humored, kind man
and inherited largo bone, strength anC
pluck. After becoming we'll maturet
man he was quick to resent wrong bu
never sought difficulty. He, howev
er, on account OF his strength and cour
age caused his friends to say that Boa
could whip any man in the county. A
that time large, well developed mar
named Elliott, lived in one OF The sur
rounding counties who claimed h,
could whip any man who could be pit
ted against him. Hearing Of our youne
hero, he came to town and hunted HIN
up. After securing an introduction, h
invited Boas and his friends to the "OlC
Hickory" to take something to drink
| This being through he turned pleasant
ly to Mr.. Chiffon, and remarked, :"
have heard that you could whip an
man in the country-I deny tan,
have come over to whip YOU" Mr..
told HIM he had nothing against him
and did not follow fighting just for th
fun of it. Mr.. E. insisted on a pitc
battle, regular tist-and-skull affair
whereupon Mr.. c. told him if he wa
"spilin for fight" he would accom-
modate him. They stepped out o.
Strawberry Alley and proceeded to bus
mess. After exchanging several terri
BILE blows with the fist Mr.. G. gave hi
antagonist lick which felled him, tn
force of the blow also crushed Mr.. C's
right knuckles so badly that after hi
opponent arose and made at him, h
had to defend himself altogether wit
his left hand. Here friends interpose
and stopped the battle. Neither of tn
combatants claimed victory, but CT
friends pronounced him victor. Mr.. I
left town and we have never heard {
him since. Young Chiffon bought tn
farm where Mr.. Gaisser's family no,
live, built log cabin, went to farmin
and kept bachelors hall. One hot, da
in July, he was ploughing on the edg
OF the bluff which overhangs the rive
at that point when his pillow struck a
| old st,,n,Y, which cousad a laroa rattl.